Physicians per 1,000 people — all countries

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe

Physicians per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2022 — 0.46 per 1,000. Ranked 83 in the world out of 125. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 54.7%.

2022 0.46 per 1,000 −5.69% vs 2019
World rank 83of 125
Period maximum 0.55 per 1,0001989
Period minimum 0.23 per 1,0001970

Trend over time

1960–2022 · per 1,000 people

Physicians per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–20220.20.30.40.50.619601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 0.3 per 1,0001970: 0.23 per 1,0001980: 0.44 per 1,0001981: 0.42 per 1,0001983: 0.54 per 1,0001989: 0.55 per 1,0001990: 0.53 per 1,0001992: 0.33 per 1,0001996: 0.47 per 1,0002004: 0.51 per 1,0002015: 0.32 per 1,0002019: 0.49 per 1,0002022: 0.46 per 1,000
Change over the period: +0.16 (+54.67%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 0.46 per 1,000
World 1.86 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.25 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 0.19 per 1,000
Physicians per 1,000 people — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2022 0.46
2019 0.49
2015 0.32
2004 0.51
1996 0.47
1992 0.33
1990 0.53 −0.02 −2.93%
1989 0.55
1983 0.54
1981 0.42 −0.02 −4.34%
1980 0.44
1970 0.23
1960 0.3

About the indicator

The number of practicing physicians (general practitioners and specialists alike) per 1,000 people. WHO treats a level below 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people as the critical threshold of health workforce provision — below it, basic coverage of health services cannot be secured.

Important: The data are not collected every year; countries differ in whether they count only practicing physicians or all licensed ones.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.